Dining Establishment Marketing Concepts for September

From Breakfast Favorites and Comfort Food Classics to Give-Back Campaigns: Your September Restaurant Marketing Calendar

With summer winding down, September presents a prime opportunity for restaurant owners to reinvigorate their marketing strategies and keep tables full. Whether you operate a quick-service spot, a neighborhood bistro, or a bustling bar, capitalizing on national food and drink observances is an easy way to drive engagement and spark repeat visits.

September’s lineup boasts an exceptional range of crowd-pleasers. Savory features can showcase everything from crispy bacon, juicy cheeseburgers, and corned beef hash to rich guacamole, tender dumplings, and overstuffed hoagies. Beverage programs can take center stage with seasonal pours ranging from hot mulled cider to craft beer, Chianti, and tropical rum punch. Desserts keep the momentum going with sweet temptations like chocolate and white chocolate delights, cherries jubilee, and strawberry cream pie. By highlighting these featured dates across your digital channels, your restaurant can create urgency and capture dining decisions all month long.

Help guests celebrate the special people in their lives on days devoted to Mom, kids, grandparents, neighbors, parents, wives, and step-families. And don’t forget that newspaper carriers, bearded guys, programmers, pharmacists, lumberjacks, hunters, fishermen, pirates, and Hobbits also need some love.

September also brings an impactful opportunity for community involvement through Hunger Action Month and National Food Bank Day. Restaurants can easily tie LTOs or loyalty promotions to give-back initiatives, boosting guest goodwill while supporting local food security.

Here’s your restaurant marketing calendar for September:

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September is:

Better Breakfast Month
Hunger Action Month
National Chicken Month
National Honey Month
National Italian Cheese Month
National Mushroom Month
National Organic Month
National Papaya Month
National Rice Month
National Shake Month
Sourdough September
Baby Safety Month
International Square Dancing Month
Little League Month
National Courtesy Month
National Guide Dog Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Preparedness Month
National Wilderness Month

1 – National Cherry Popover Day
2 – National Blueberry Popsicle Day
2 – World Coconut Day
3 – National Welsh Rarebit Day
4 – National Chianti Day
4 – National Macadamia Nut Day
4 – National Food Bank Day
4 – National Lazy Mom’s Day
4 – National Wildlife Day
5 – International Bacon Day
5 – National Cheese Pizza Day
5 – World Beard Day
6 – National Coffee Ice Cream Day
6 – National Read a Book Day
7 – Labor Day
7 – National Acorn Squash Day
7 – National Beer Lovers Day
7 – National Salami Day
8 – International Literacy Day
9 – National Wienerschnitzel Day
9 – National Teddy Bear Day
9 – Wonderful Weirdos Day
10 – National TV Dinner Day
10 – National Swap Ideas Day
11 – Patriot Day
11 – National Hot Cross Buns Day
11 – National Make Your Bed Day
12 – National Chocolate Milkshake Day
13 – Uncle Sam Day
13 – International Chocolate Day
13 – National Peanut Day
13 – National Grandparents Day
13 – National Positive Thinking Day
13 – Programmer’s Day
14 – National Cream-Filled Donut Day
14 – National Eat a Hoagie Day
14 – National Rosa Tequila Day
15 – National Cheese Toast Day
15 – National Creme de Menthe Day
15 – National Double Cheeseburger Day
15 – National Linguine Day
15 – Make a Hat Day
16 – National Guacamole Day
16 – Working Parents Day
16 – National Stepfamily Day
17 – National Constitution Day
17 – National Apple Dumpling Day
17 – National Monte Cristo Day
17 – International Country Music Day
18 – National POW/MIA Recognition Day
18 – National Cheeseburger Day
19 – National Butterscotch Pudding Day
19 – National Gymnastics Day
19 – International Talk Like a Pirate Day
20 – International Eat an Apple Day
20 – National Rum Punch Day
20 – National Wife Appreciation Day
21 – National Pecan Cookie Day
21 – World Gratitude Day
21 – International Day of Peace
22 – National Ice Cream Cone Day
22 – National White Chocolate Day
22 – American Business Women’s Day
22 – National Dear Diary Day
22 – Hobbit Day
24 – National Cherries Jubilee Day
24 – National Mofongo Day
25 – German Butterbrot Day
25 – National Cooking Day
25 – National One Hit Wonder Day
25 – World Pharmacists Day
26 – National Better Breakfast Day
26 – National Dumpling Day
26 – National Key Lime Pie Day
26 – National Hunting and Fishing Day
26 – National Love Note Day
26 – Lumberjack Day
27 – National Corned Beef Hash Day
27 – National Chocolate Milk Day
27 – World Tourism Day
28 – International Poke Day
28 – National Drink Beer Day
28 – National Strawberry Cream Pie Day
28 – National Good Neighbor Day
29 – National VFW Day
29 – National Biscotti Day
29 – National Coffee Day
29 – World Heart Day
30 – National Hot Mulled Cider Day
30 – National Women’s Health & Fitness Day

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